Big Differences blog

“What’s the most effective diet and fasting framework that helps improve both lifespan and health span?” This is a question I get asked a lot, and one that I have spent many years trying to research and experiment with. With so many diets and fasting strategies out there, it’s hard to separate trends from what’s…

Every day I am bombarded with conflicting health advice on Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn. Everyone speaks with confidence even when there is nothing to back any of it. Some call themselves “Harvard-trained scientists” after a four-week course in nutrition. Many “Longevity Experts” don’t follow their own advice. I have spent the last ten years heavily…

We live in an age of data. Every wearable, every health check-up, every app is throwing numbers at us — steps, calories, blood sugar, cholesterol, sleep scores. It can feel overwhelming and intimidating. But what if there was one marker that could predict how long you’re likely to live? More importantly, what if that marker…

In my first post of 2025, I launched the Health Resolution Challenge. We just finished week 1 of the 28 day challenge and there have been many fascinating learnings and observations for me already. It was also very exciting to see the number of people who signed up for the Challenge (we had to start a wait…

I spent the last 10 days of 2024 in India, 5 of which were at my nephew’s amazing wedding, gorging on everything sinful (and, importantly, without feeling guilty even once). I also had the good fortune of running into numerous people who read my blog posts and found them insightful. Although my blog posts are…

The holiday season / new year is approaching fast and that means it is time to think about what gifts to buy for all your loved ones or maybe even for yourself. I decided to use this post #38 to recommend some health related products and services that I genuinely believe make for some of…

Today’s post (#36) is on a topic that I can never claim to have ever directly experienced myself or can ever in the future, and that is because it is on the subject of menopause. Given the lack of first hand experience, I was hesitant to write about it, but having seen a few loved…

Today’s topic (#34) on the health benefits of hydration is something I had been hearing about for a long time, but I only started appreciating it after I began experimenting with it significantly over the last few years. I became interested in this seemingly unremarkable topic after reading a headline four years ago that stated…